Low GPA, need advice

[insaiyanpredent]

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So, my GPA is 3.18 and sGPA is 2.95. I hadn't thought about medical school until about a year ago. Before that, I wasn't very motivated and didn't know which profession to pursue. I always liked science and was looking into pharmacy and dentistry as well didn't like either. Love the Hospital setting and want to pursue medicine. I know the GPA is no good. Haven't taken the MCAT yet will be planning to soon. I know I'm not ready to get into medical schools yet but wanted to know if I should do an SMP or a Post Bacc. My major is Biochemistry. I had mostly Bs had 1 D and 2 Cs, so that's why I'm thinking about a Post-Bacc. Please leave any advice. Thanks for the feedback.

EDIT* If I were to aim to go for an SMP what would be an ideal MCAT score to aim for. If I were to be specific Rutgers has an SMP and So does Mount Sinai. I'm Assuming Mt Sinai's program is more selective from the school reputation/research and the program on the website.

 

[HomeSkool]

Have you already graduated, then?

 

[insaiyanpredent]

Have you already graduated, then?

Graduating this Spring.

 

[HomeSkool]

Graduating this Spring.

Then a post-bacc or an SMP is probably going to be the best thing for you. Read @Goro's guide to reinvention: Goro's advice for pre-meds who need reinvention. The man knows whereof he speaks. (It's like he's an adcom or something.)

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[Sharknad0]

Post-bacc to bring your GPA's above 3.0. With 30 science credits of A's you'll have a 3.34/3.16 and based on your MCAT you can be competitive for DO schools.

 

[insaiyanpredent]

Then a post-bacc or an SMP is probably going to be the best thing for you. Read @Goro's guide to reinvention: Goro's advice for pre-meds who need reinvention. The man knows whereof he speaks. (It's like he's an adcom or something.)

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That was really helpful, thanks for the link.

Post-bacc to bring your GPA's above 3.0. With 30 science credits of A's you'll have a 3.34/3.16 and based on your MCAT you can be competitive for DO schools.

Any reason why Post-bacc over SMP? Is it due to the SMP being a high risk, high yield? I was thinking about doing an SMP possibly after a post-bacc to boost my chances more.

 

[infectiousdisease101]

Have you tried fusing with Goku? His 4.0 will raise your GPA drastically.